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NHS patients dying because of problems sharing medical records, coroners warn | NHS newsthirst.

Coroners in England and Wales have issued 35 warnings this year over inadequate sharing of NHS patient information, with some patients dying because clinicians couldn’t access important details about their needs. Problems caused by conflicting IT systems, restricted access to medical records and obstacles to sharing information outside the NHS mean staff often struggle to…

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White powder sent to Belgian PM’s office identified as poison strychnine | Belgium newsthirst.

A white powder in a letter that hospitalised an aide to Belgium’s prime minister, Alexander De Croo, has been identified as strychnine, a poison that can be fatal. The Brussels prosecutor’s office revealed on Wednesday the nature of the substance that was sent last November to government buildings, including the office of De Croo. Belgian…

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Trump indicates he is open to RFK Jr’s proposal to ban vaccines if elected | US elections 2024 newsthirst.

Donald Trump suggested vaccines could be banned if he becomes president, in the clearest sign yet of a radical shake-up in public health policy should he put his ally Robert F Kennedy Jr in charge of it. Trump on Sunday told NBC that Kennedy, the anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist and former independent candidate who dropped out…

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US adds only 12,000 jobs in October in final report before election | US unemployment and employment data newsthirst.

The US added just 12,000 jobs in October, the last snapshot of the employment market before election day, in a report heavily impacted by the strike at Boeing and two recent hurricanes. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1%. Temporary impacts from Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton and the ongoing strike by 33,000 Boeing workers in…

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